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By: Joy Ryan, Meenan P.A. OIR held a rule development workshop on May 14, 2020 on proposed draft changes to two existing health insurance rules: Rule 69O-191.055 Target Loss Ratio rules for HMOs (below). Rule 69O-149.006 Target Loss Ratio rules for health insurers (below). Presiding over today’s workshop were the following OIR staff: Attorneys Michael…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The OIR has published changes to the administrative rules on changes to target loss ratios by health insurers and HMOs. The proposed changes are attached. 69O-149.006 69O-191.055 According to OIR’s summary of the rule changes, an insurer or HMO can increase the target loss ratio for an individual or…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House organ transplant bill, HB 1187, passed the full House on March 9, 2020 by a vote of 117-0 and was sent to the Senate for approval. The Senate would not agree to the House bill and amended it to strip out the House language and replace it…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) agency bill contains two insurance related provisions – one revising medical clinic licensing law and one revising the shared savings law. The full House approved their bill, HB 731 on March 9, 2020 and sent the bill to the Senate for approval. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The air ambulance balance billing prohibition passed the Legislature on March 12, 2020. On February 20, 2020, the House passed its air ambulance bill (HB 747) with a vote of 117-0. The Senate voted 38-0 to pass the bill on March 12, 2020, sending it to the Governor for…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House organ transplant bill, HB 1187, passed the full House on March 9, 2020 by a vote of 117-0 and was sent to the Senate for approval. The Senate would not agree to the House bill and amended it to strip out the House language and replace it…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) agency bill contains two insurance related provisions – one revising medical clinic licensing law and one revising the shared savings law. The full House approved their bill, HB 731 on March 9, 2020 and sent the bill to the Senate for approval. The…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The full House approved HB 1179, their organ transplant discrimination bill, on February 26, 2020 with a vote of 111-0. The Senate approved the bill on March 11, 2020 with a vote of 38-0. The bill now goes to the Governor for signature. We expect he will sign it.…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 11, 2020, the Florida Legislature passed a bill which, in part, allows advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to practice autonomously for family and internal medicine and pediatrics and sets the parameters of that practice. The bill has one health insurance implication related to the APRN autonomous…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House and Senate passed a compromise expanded scope of practice bill for pharmacists on March 11, 2020. Procedurally, the House sent the Senate a broad bill that expanded the scope of practice to: allow pharmacists to test and treat flu, strep, and other minor, nonchronic health conditions; allow…